by Donna Hay | Jan 12, 2018 | Chick-Lit, FICTION
Elsa has been in a coma for five months. With all hope of reviving her gone, her family must face the devastating fact that it might be time to turn off her life support. What they don’t know is that in the past few weeks Elsa has regained partial...
by Donna Hay | Jan 4, 2018 | Dystopian, FICTION
English Literature A-level students in the mid-2000s will be familiar with The Handmaid’s Tale, having had to study it for the Dystopian Fiction module. I wasn’t one of them – we were given Russell Hoban’s Riddley Walker instead. Looking back, I’m thankful for...
by Donna Hay | Oct 10, 2017 | Culture, FICTION, Mystery
Twelve-year-old Juhi Gupta loves her simple life in a remote Indian village. She and her mother and father might be poor, but they’re happy. Then one day, everything changes. This is the story of A Girl In Traffick by Mamta Valderrama. Her father goes to the doctor...
by Donna Hay | Jun 15, 2017 | Dystopian, FICTION
This book came to my attention thanks to a friend who was reading it whilst staying with me for a few days. The idea of a dystopian novel set in a beehive piqued my interest so I sought out a copy from the library to take on holiday. I was pretty much hooked from the...
by Donna Hay | Apr 23, 2017 | Chick-Lit, FICTION
In anticipation of her latest release coming in May, we delved into Paige Toon’s, The One We Fell In Love With. A tale of Triplets. Phoebe – will she settle down and get married or will she return to the French Alps and pursue her passion? Eliza –...
by Donna Hay | Mar 30, 2017 | Crime Thriller, FICTION
This was my very first read by Samantha Hayes. Once I read the synopsis on the back I couldn’t wait! I generally read crime & thrillers but felt like trying a different genre and this novel did not disappoint at all. Most of my reading is done on a Kindle...
